The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-18
MONDAY, July IS, 1887.
CONFIDENCE.

The letter signed "X d" in Saturdays
issue, we believe, truly expresses the
overwh slming sentiment OF the whole
community If our readers knew the
writer they would regret thtt he had
not appended his real name to such an
utterance as this, 81 consider it my
duty and | hope all well intending citi
zens will agree with me to give hearty
support to the new Ministry for the
gentleman who indited it would un.
doubleday in this hearty expression OF
confidence in the new Ministry bear
wholesome influence over many people,
who. not having been actively in the
recent movement, are disposed to crit
CHE methods too closely to the depre
citation Of results 1t is only what might
be expected that there should be mum.
berless conflicting opinions as to mat
tiers of detail in the case OF such q
radical change so suddenly brought
about as the late political transforma.
lion. Yet there seems to be unani.
nous belief among all sections and
classes that the nation has entered
upon an era Of an lncalculable improve
ment in government. TIE Ministry
has already begun to administer affairs
with fidelity to public interests and
an evident purpose OF making the best
use of the means at their disposal Fl
the common good Their appoint
ments to office have thus far been adj
mirable, while the glimpses that have
been gained Of their policy in different
branches commend them to the esteem
Of practical people. II is evident 10
all observers that the policy that has
been characterized as "fuss and
feathers" "gaud and glitter" etc, has
come to an end and that henceiorth
there is to be an administration of affairs
looking mainly to internal improvement
and development ofthe resources Of the
country. This is the policy that will
not only command the support and
promote the contcntment OF all classes
at home, but will compel the admira-
ton and respect OF the outside world.
Indeed, it was the skillfully concocted
pretensions to such policy sent forth
under the previous administration,
which deceived people Of other coun'
tries into according praise to this
Kingdom which it did not deserve.
But now that we are in fair way to
obtain the reality Of a sound and pro
gressve administration, we may look
with confidence to having tangible
results to point to in the near future
which will have more effect in making
valuable political and financial connec
lions abroad than shiploads of Foreign
Office dispatches filled with glitterinl
phrases and loaded with false profes
sions of a liberal and broad minded
internal policy. Capital will under the
changed circumstances seek inyestmen
here, rather than have to be sough
hat in hand with exorbitant commits
sions and discounts Throughout IN,
islands themselves there will be an enc
put to robbing the districts Of none
levied off them for local roads and az
piled to other purposes Of an eXtraya
giant administration as heretofore Thi
of itself will be no small item in pro
ducing a revival Of confidence ant
content at home, while the none
raised for roads honestly applied theret
will make good communications be
tween different parts Of the islands
greatly facilitating internal develop
ment. With these anticlpations we
grounded, it is, in the words Of GU
correspondent--and a magnanimou
declaration from him if his personalit
was known 1.-THE duty Of all we'll If
tending citizens to give hearty sur
port to the new Ministry And on